Features

Hymns by priests, Shakers and a disgruntled Quaker all feature in this week's programme.

Gustav Holst's own favourite planet was Saturn - the Bringer of Old Age. Matthew Crawford tells the story of Holst's popular orchestral suite. Audio

At only 17 years old, Billie Eilish has just released her debut album. Yadana Saw chatted to the gloomy pop wunderkind at last year's Laneway Festival about horseriding, clothing as armour, fanhood and skin maladies. Video, Audio

Tonight's LIVE BROADCAST from Wellington features mezzo Susan Graham singing Berlioz with the NZSO. Check out some more Berlioz here.

Today, Nick Tipping features Australian jazz musicians Andrea Keller and James Muller, the trans-Tasman ensemble Antipodes, and hard bop from Herb Ellis, Art Pepper and Count Basie.

Last September, a Swiss cheesemaker and a group of researchers played Mozart, Led Zeppelin and hip-hop to nine wheels of Emmental cheese. Their verdict – classical music makes cheese taste better.

Bernstein's powerful score is being played by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in sync with a live screening of the film, tonight at the Christchurch Town Hall.

Actor-and-director Jim Cummings​ gives a virtuoso performance​ in this fresh new ‘good cop having a bad day’ tale, says Dan Slevin.

Distinguished American clarinettist Franklin Cohen joins staff at the University of Auckland for a charming recital of chamber music.

Analysis - The Muslim world was appalled by the mosque massacres and it was the compassion shown by ordinary Kiwis that helped turned the tide at an emergency meeting of representatives from 57 nations, writes Peter Wilson.

This year the DSO will be showcasing a range of conductors, composers and performers from the University of Otago’s Music Department, both recent students and graduates from the past. Audio

The chemical element Bismuth expands when frozen, can be used to levitate trains and also helps soothe upset stomachs. Find out more in the latest episode of Elemental. Audio

Conversation analyst Elizabeth Stokoe talks to Jim Mora about the most effective words to use when you want to mediate, talk down a person in crisis or find out whether someone's single. Video, Audio

Rheumatic fever, an illness many wealthy countries have stamped out, is on the rise again in New Zealand. Rheumatic fever can result in heart damage and those affected face a lifelong the struggle.

Mahler's Fifth Symphony is a timeless classic with a special movement called Adagietto that's often played at memorials. The NZSO's performance is available for free download only until the end of the month.

Join hip-hop and soul legend Che Fu with his band The Krates performing live in front of an invited audience of fans, friends and family in RNZ's Helen Young Studio in 2001.

'Choirs on Fridays' continues tonight with uplifting music by Handel and Vivaldi, sung by The Tudor Consort with the Chiesa Ensemble.

The British government is still doggedly trying to push through Theresa May's Brexit deal to a bitterly divided parliament, but the chances of a no deal exit are "50-50", a former Conservative Party advisor says. Audio

New New Zealanders are making some of the most vital and important music in the country right now. RNZ Music’s Kirsten Johnstone highlights four of the best. Video, Audio

Composer Anna Clyne speaks to David Morriss about art, life and what it means to have the NZSO perform her work. Audio

New Zealand baritone Julien Van Mallaerts and South African pianist James Baillieu are bringing their unique pairing to centres around the country. Audio

Widescreen - The documentary Celia is a fine testament to one of New Zealand‘s most direct and powerful social communicators, says Dan Slevin.

Fascism wears a very different face than it did 50 or 100 years ago, according to author and activist Laurie Penny. “This new kind of villainy, it looks like the people in your street, it looks like your neighbour’s son,” she says. Audio

Northland soul singer Teeks played his first headline show last night, alongside the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Auckland's Town Hall was a sell-out, and the show was nothing short of breathtaking.